Old Testament: Jeremiah 1:4-10

⁴Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, ⁵“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” ⁶Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.” ⁷But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a boy’; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you, ⁸Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.” ⁹Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth. ¹⁰See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”

Psalm: Psalm 71:1-6

¹ In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; *
        let me never be ashamed.
² In your righteousness, deliver me and set me free; *
        incline your ear to me and save me.
³ Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe; *
        you are my crag and my stronghold.
⁴ Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, *
        from the clutches of the evildoer and the oppressor.
⁵ For you are my hope, O Lord God, *
        my confidence since I was young.
⁶ I have been sustained by you ever since I was born;
  from my mother’s womb you have been my strength; *
        my praise shall be always of you.

Old Testament: Isaiah 58:9b-14

⁹If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, ¹⁰if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. ¹¹The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. ¹²Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.

¹³If you refrain from trampling the sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on my holy day; if you call the sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs; ¹⁴then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

Psalm: Psalm 103:1-8

¹ Bless the Lord, O my soul, *
        and all that is within me, bless his holy Name.
² Bless the Lord, O my soul, *
        and forget not all his benefits.
³ He forgives all your sins *
        and heals all your infirmities;
⁴ He redeems your life from the grave *
        and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness;
⁵ He satisfies you with good things, *
        and your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.
⁶ The Lord executes righteousness *
        and judgment for all who are oppressed.
⁷ He made his ways known to Moses *
        and his works to the children of Israel.
⁸ The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, *
        slow to anger and of great kindness.